| Page Views: 4,471 Last Visit to Athens: March, 2004 | Where time has so many meanings by Sharon - last update: Jun 14, 2008 |
...And has no meaning... | A view from the Acropolis |
The plane landed... i was there.. finally, so many years i wanted to visit there, and its so close just 1.5hrs from Tel aviv.. and somehow it was always postponed.
I took my hand bag and got ready to leave the plane, I switched my mobile on... lets see whats waiting for me there... few SMS's.. one of them was a warm welcome message that started with the words "Welcome to the Land of Gods......"
Yes... This is the Land of gods ....
It was a different vacation... well maybe not That different.. just a bit different from my last city breaks vacations, I needed an escape urgently, and this opportunity just came across my eyes... i took it and decided to go.
One thing was sure, this was going to be an easy one, although its not a trip to some Island but to a city i was going to take it very very slow and easy. Not in a rush to anything or anywhere, i don't have to make it anywhere, i will see whatever i'll feel like, if at all, Athens won't run away and i'll be there again...
I was spending lots of time enjoying drinks / coffee / food in so many cafe's letting time pass, sometimes reading, sometimes talking to people and sometimes just enjoying the Views and the people around... I Simply couldn't make it better.
A great advantage was the time of the year when i was there, end of February beginning of March. The off season, hardly any tourists around, and this fact has changed the whole picture, it was just great !!!
One of the nice experiences at this trip was meeting Eirini (VT member Irine_29) after a long time of mailing, Thanks Eirini for your welcoming & hospitality. Or better say Efharisto Poly :-)
10.4.2004: Im working on this page quite slowly, so it will take sometime to finish it. |
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| Pros: | "The people, history, atmosphere, it just felt so comfortable" | | Cons: | "Traffic, the waitresses & taxi drivers :-)" | | In A Nutshell: | "I wish i could escape there once in a while..." |
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mindcrime Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:39 UTC
nice page and tips! there are some greeks that dont greek coffee though :) | gilabrand Tue Dec 5, 2006 10:40 UTC
OK, now I know - no taxis for me if I decide to head off for Athens next week. | starstudio Mon Nov 6, 2006 18:54 UTC
Is nice that you feel comfofrtble in the city of Athens. Exelent tips and photo's. Always welcome, and feel like home here ! | caribe_utopico Fri Aug 25, 2006 16:13 UTC
The view from Likavitos is superb too, and there is probably less people there :-) but the Acropolis is of course, the Acropolis!!! |
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